Avoiding Biased History

Two Ways of Governing Economically (Part Two)

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:12:15 +0000

Throughout American history, the political pendulum has swung back and forth in dealing with economics. FDR's liberal consensus favored growing the middle class, while in 2026-- Reaganomics mostly helps the rich.

Two Ways of Governing Economically (Part One)

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:07:34 +0000

Liberalism vs. Nationalism: America at 250

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:57:14 +0000

John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago argues that the two most important principles in the Declaration of Independence are liberalism and nationalism. In this tug-of-war, Mearsheimer argues that "nationalism wins every time.":

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:55:25 +0000

What type of person dominates United States history? Is it the powerful man who uses violence like Donald Trump and Stephen Miller or the man who uses debate and nonviolence like MLK? Today's podcast analyzes the tension created by the strong man John Wayne vs. the man of books in Jimmy Stewart in the Western film: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."

"Outlaw Josey Wales" & George Wallace

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:58:14 +0000

Asa/Forrest Carter was an unreconstructed Southerner and KKK leader who wrote George Wallace's signature line "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever," who also authored the "Outlaw Josey Wales."

Economic Bill of Rights, Part 2

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:11:57 +0000

Should the United States government set goals that every American should have a home. a job, and an education?

Well, a few months before D-Day in 1944, President FDR promoted these very ideas in his Second Bill of Rights speech.

Second KKK

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:50:37 +0000

The 1920s produced an extreme right-wing reaction to change brought on by new immigration. A backlash produced the Second Ku Klux Klan which went mainstream in the United States during the Twenties.

Economic Bill of Rights (Part 1)

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:02:18 +0000

Should the United States government set goals that every American should have a home. a job, and an education?

Well, a few months before D-Day in 1944, President FDR promoted these very ideas in his Second Bill of Rights speech.

"The Real Heroes of Omaha Beach"

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:14:43 +0000

Vietnam veteran Dennis Busch is the author of "The Real Heroes of Omaha Beach." Here is a book review of D-Day, the story of the GIs who won the battle, looking at history from the bottom up.

Charlie Kirk's America

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:15:47 +0000

Charlie Kirk has become a martyr of America's fourth nation. America is still divided between the liberal Multicultural America and more conservative Make America Great Again Nation.

Donald Trump & the Confederacy

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:43:56 +0000

What gives with Donald Trump's fascination with the Confederate States of America? Find out on this Avoiding Biased History episode.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva & ICE: Simply Human

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:54:05 +0000

The most controversial topic in America today is illegal immigrants or undocumented workers. On May 25, 2025 ICE arrested a high school student named Marcelo Gomes da Silva of Milford, Massachusetts. We should remember that both ICE agents and Marcelo are "simply human."

Avoiding Certainty, Part 2

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:23:50 +0000

Americans should not only avoid biased history, they should also avoid total certainty. This argument is outlined in a book review of Ilana Redstone's "The Certainty Trap."

Avoiding Certainty

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:21:13 +0000

Americans should not only avoid biased history, they should also avoid total certainty. This argument is outlined in a book review of Ilana Redstone's "The Certainty Trap."

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part 7)

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:16:05 +0000

Avoiding Biased History's 6th year Introduction concludes with a look at right-wing and left-wing extremism.

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part 6)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:40:40 +0000

Find out why conservatives love authority while liberals love fairness.

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part 5)

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:47:46 +0000

In order to avoid biased history, one must know the difference between history and historical memory.

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part 4)

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:44:11 +0000

The history wars continue as the liberal 1619 Project leads to the inevitable conservative 1776 Commission backlash.

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part 3)

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:40:32 +0000

Here are 8 reasons that explain the goals of Avoiding Biased History.

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part 2)

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:08:45 +0000

Part 2 of Avoiding Biased History in the 6th season.

Avoiding Biased History 6th Year Intro(Part One)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:38:27 +0000

Year six of Avoiding Biased History begins with a fresh new introduction.

Avoiding Biased History: Book Review of "The Holy Land at War"

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:41:45 +0000

Mark Patinkin, a Providence Journal columnist and a Pulitzer finalist has produced an outstanding book on post-October 7th Middle East. "The Holy Land At War: A Journey Through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza," is a must-read for people who are trying to make sense of the ongoing tragedy taking place in the Middle East.

Biased History of how Fascists Erase History

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:20:46 +0000

Biased History takes a look at Jason Stanley's 2024 work entitled "Erasing History: How Fascists rewrite the Past to Control the Future." History classes are on the front lines in this ongoing debate about the true meaning of America.

Biased History of Black Rebellion vs. Black Riots

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:35:55 +0000

Some on the liberal left believe that Blacks are legitimate rebels just like the original American Revolution Patriots. Many conservatives disagree and paint Blacks as fomenting violent riots. Which side is right?

Biased History of the Constitution of Knowledge

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:02:47 +0000

The Internet and social media have produced a firehose of biased information in the 21st century. That information needs to be run through a filter of professional communities in order to produce knowledge.

Biased History of the Tyranny of the Minority

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:23:41 +0000

Imagine a Super Bowl where the Kansas City Chiefs win the game but the losing Detroit Lions are declared the winner. Has America's historic fear of the mob led the USA to become a nation where the Minority runs the show?

Biased History of Ideologies

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:34:31 +0000

Do you think that there are only two ideologies? Namely liberals and conservatives? Think again. Let's learn about Jason Blakely's 2024 book entitled "Lost in Ideology" that will teach us about more than twenty ideologies that dominate our political lives.

Biased History of Battling Founding Documents

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:48:33 +0000

Do Republicans favor the Constitution over the Declaration of Independence? Do Democrats favor the Declaration of Independence over the Constitution? Find out in this latest episode of Biased History.

New Introduction to Biased History (2024)

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:44:40 +0000

It is completely normal for a person to have biased political views in a democracy such as the United States. But where do these biased views come from?

This podcast argues that one's biased political views partly come from one's biased interpretation of United States history, whether a conservative interpretation or a liberal one.

Why are People Conservative or Liberal?

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:34:03 +0000

Is it Politics? Are born Liberal or Conservative? Psychollogical Reasons? or our biased interpretion of American history? Find out!

Biased History of American Reaction to October 7th Attack on Israel

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:29:30 +0000

Liberals and Conservatives switch sides on which lives matter, cancel culture, innocence, and victimhood.

Biased History of Support for USA Military

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:41:58 +0000

Liberals only support just wars in American history, while Conservatives automatically assume that all American wars are just.

Biased History of the John Birch Society

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:26:21 +0000

Matthew Dallek's 2023 book entitled "Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right" gets the Biased History stress test in a book review of this important work.

Biased History of Guns

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:03:11 +0000

Liberals believe that it is insane that assault weapons are legal in parts of the USA. Conservatives seem to enjoy that the NRA has control over the Republican Party. What is the gun solution to the fear and anxiety that dominates the American landscape? More guns or less guns?

Brand New Introduction to Biased History

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:53:16 +0000

It is completely normal for a person to have biased political views in a democracy such as the United States. But where do these biased views come from?

This podcast argues that one's biased political views partly come from one's biased interpretation of United States history, whether a conservative interpretation or a liberal one.

Biased History of the Pledge of Allegiance

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:10:11 +0000

The Pledge of Allegiance was written by a left-wing socialist, yet conservatives claim ownership of the Pledge today. Why?

Find out on this latest episode of Biased History.

Biased History of Trumpism & McCarthyism

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:55:43 +0000

Joe McCarthy of the 1950s and Donald Trump of the 21st century are not identical historical figures. But both Trump and McCarthy touched a political nerve in their respective Americas that both inspired part of the country as well as divided America at the same time.

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Biased History of World War II

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:22:33 +0000

After Pearl Harbor, conservatives and liberals combined to create the "John Wayne Memory" of World War II. Leftists countered with a more complicated and nuanced interpretation entitled the "Howard Zinn Memory" of World War II.

Biased History of American Marxism vs. Neo-McCarthyism

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:36:22 +0000

Which is more un-American in 2023, Marxism or Neo-McCarthyism? Biased History takes a look at Mark R. Levin's 2021 work, "American Marxism."

Biased History of American Divisiveness

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:43:10 +0000

Is the Obama-Trump-Biden era the most divisive in American history? History is dominated by continuity and change. Biased history points out ten other divisive times in American history. Historical perspective teaches Americans that 2023 may not be as bad as previously believed.

Biased History of Christian America

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:03:22 +0000

Many Baby Boomers remember that religion was at the center of American culture when the churches were filled during the 1950s and 1960s. Kevin Kruse's book, "One Nation Under God: How Corporate America invented Christian Christian America" argues that an alliance of capitalists and religious leaders such as Billy Graham manipulated religion to combat FDR's big government New Deal.

Biased History and Social Media

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 14:54:10 +0000

Biased History takes a look at Jason Steinhauer's "History Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web have changed the Past." How have Facebook, Instagram, Wikipedia, and Twitter affected the study of history?

Biased History of Progressive Education

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:59:21 +0000

Biased History analyzes conservative Fox News host Pete Hegseth's "Battle for the American Mind." Co-authored by David Goodwin, this book argues that the progressives ruined public education by instituting Marxist ideas. Some liberal pushback is given to the book's thesis.

Biased History of Crime

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:54:57 +0000

This version of Biased History examines the book, "Criminal Injustice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who it Hurts the Most" from Conservative author Rafael A. Mangual. Some liberal pushback to Mangual's main Conservative points are made.

Biased History: Four Examples

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:11:42 +0000

How does a biased interpretation of American history influence your politics? Here are four examples.

Biased History of MLK's Color Blind America

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:11:33 +0000

While he was alive, 3 out of every 4 Americans had a negative view of MLK. By the late 1980's, 3 out of every 4 Americans had a positive view of MLK. Collective memory has divided conservatives and liberals over who should claim MLK's legacy.

Biased History of the Civil Rights Movement, Part 3

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:16:52 +0000

Northern liberals used polite racism to prevent a full success of the civil rights movement.

Biased History of the Civil Rights Movement, Part 2

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:30:47 +0000

In 1983, Ronald Reagan signed into law the Martin Luther King Holiday Bill. This took place despite the fact that Reagan and the conservatives had opposed the civil rights movement during the 1960's. Using collective memory and historical cherry-picking, Reagan and the conservatives kidnapped the MLK legacy with a new civil rights narrative.

Biased History of the Civil Rights Movement, Part 1

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:57:26 +0000

The civil rights movement played a major role in furthering the division of America into conservative and liberal factions. Liberals supported the civil rights movement while conservatives opposed it.

Biased History of Woke Fragility, Part 2

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:37:33 +0000

In a battle of books and ideas on race, political moderate John McWhorter's 2021 "Woke Racism" responds to "White Fragility," written by political leftist Robin D'Angelo in 2018.

Biased History of Woke Fragility, Part 1

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:26:06 +0000

In a battle of books and ideas on race, political moderate John McWhorter's 2021 "Woke Racism" responds to "White Fragility," written by political leftist Robin D'Angelo in 2018.

Biased History of Black Ghettos, Part 2

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:11:41 +0000

Many historians argue that the number one racial issue that exists in post-Civil Rights Movement America is the problem of Black Ghettos. Where did this problem come from and how did it happen? It should come as no surprise that liberals and conservatives do not agree on the causes of this controversial issue.

Biased History of Black Ghettos, Part 1

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 14:19:44 +0000

Biased History of "To Kill A Mockingbird," Part 3.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:10:09 +0000

Atticus Finch of To Kill A Mockingbird is the greatest fictional hero in American history. But, was there any reality and truth portrayed in this character? Biased history takes a look at four different portrayals of Atticus Finch and how they fit into the worlds of history and politics.

Biased History of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Part 2.

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:25:35 +0000

Biased History of "To Kill A Mockingbird," Part 1.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:08:49 +0000

New Introduction to Biased History

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:44:40 +0000

It is completely normal for a person to have biased political views in a democracy such as the United States. But where do these biased views come from?

This podcast argues that one's biased political views partly come from one's biased interpretation of United States history, whether a conservative interpretation or a liberal one.

Biased History of Socialism, Part 2

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:32:33 +0000

In American history, Conservatives, through their red scares, have labeled socialism as being un-American. Liberals, on the other hand, have been open to some ideas that have come from socialism.

Biased History of Socialism, Part 1

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 14:53:28 +0000

In American history, Conservatives, through their red scares, have labeled socialism as being un-American. Liberals, on the other hand, have been open to some ideas that have come from socialism.

Biased History Education

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:51:15 +0000

Since the founding of the United States, conservatives and liberals have been fighting over telling the true narrative of American history.

Biased History of MLK

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:11:48 +0000

Who owns the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Today, both conservatives and liberals claim MLK as being one of their own. But how can that be true?

Biased History of Vietnam

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:05:01 +0000

This episode examines the role of the United States in the Vietnam War from two perspectives. The first is the conservative perspective that claims that Vietnam was a just war. The New Left perspective claims that Vietnam was an unjust war.

Biased American Monuments

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:12:37 +0000

Biased Liberal Historians

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 20:08:13 +0000

Biased History takes a look at four distinguished historians who just happen to write from the ideological perspective of a liberal.

Biased Conservative Historians

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:54:42 +0000

Biased History takes a look at four distinguished historians who just happen to write from the ideological perspective of a conservative.

Introduction, Part C

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:51:25 +0000

The Introduction to Biased History is completed with Steps 13 through 17.

Introduction, Part B

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:56:43 +0000

Introduction, Part A

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:57:23 +0000

Introduction to Biased History.